CTRL -V paste in console...bind to another key?

[sycophant234]

Anyone know the code/ command behind the ctrl-v paste function in the console ?? I wanna try and bind this to a single key or make an alias which fakes the ctrl and v key pressed down and bind that alias to a key. Any ideas / help would be appreciated

like alias paste "+ctrl; +v" or something
bind p "paste"

[Baker]

I'm almost certain that isn't possible to do.

There for sure is no documented alias for CTRL-V (and I'm assuming you are using ProQuake) and CTRL-V only works when the console is down, anyway.

I've seen nothing in the ProQuake docs regarding an alias for CTRL-V

"When CTRL+V is pressed in the console or in messagemode, the contents of the windows clipboard will be pasted." <--- doesn't say anything about there being an alias.

(And trying your idea won't work, that wouldn't simulate keystrokes)

http://proquake.planetquake.gamespy.com/features.html

pq_timer (0/1)
pq_teamscores (0/1)
pq_scoreboard_pings (0/1)
pq_lag (0-400)
pq_drawfps (0/1)
pq_maxfps (default 72)
ping +N equivalent to "
pq_spam_rate (default 1.5)
pq_spam_grace (default 10)
pq_haverl
pq_needrl
pq_needrox
pq_quad
pq_pent
pq_ring
pq_weapons
pq_noweapons
pq_moveup (0/1)
pq_waterblend (0.0 - 1.0)
pq_quadblend (0.0 - 1.0)
pq_pentblend (0.0 - 1.0)
pq_ringblend (0.0 - 1.0)
pq_suitblend (0.0 - 1.0)
pq_fullpitch (0/1)
pq_timestamp (0/1/2)
pq_confilter (0/1)
pq_dequake (0/1)
net_connecttimeout (default 10)
pq_password
rcon_password
rcon_server
gl_doubleeyes (0/1)
pq_cheatfree (0/1)
pq_tempmute (0/1)
pq_removecr (0/1)
r_polyblend (0/1)

You MIGHT be able to get the effect you want by using Logitech MouseWare's mouse tools and defining that for a 3rd or 4th mouse button.

[FrikaC]

I wrote the QuakeSrc.org tutorial on windows clipboard paste, which is the method most engines now use for this feature. The answer, as Baker said, is no. The function monitors the input directly, there's no way ro script it within Quake, but you could use a macro program to achieve a similar effect.

[sycophant234]

so your saying if I make a hotkey or something to do paste w/ one button quake would recognize that?

[Canadian*Sniper]

Proquake supports CTRL+V pasting. It's impossible to do with binds and aliases. It's what the engine allows so you can either use proquake (or another engine that allows it) or create your own quake engine. Choice is easy

[Baker]

so your saying if I make a hotkey or something to do paste w/ one button quake would recognize that?

You might be able to make that work with Logitech Mouseware because you can define a mouse button to do almost anything. I've not tried this.

What are you trying to do, btw? Maybe there is another way to achieve what you want.